Tonton is a genus of South American mygalomorph spiders in the family Microstigmatidae. It was first described by V. Passanha, I. Cizauskas and Antônio Domingos Brescovit in 2019, and it has only been found in Brazil.
Species , this genus includes seven species:
Tonton emboaba (Pedroso, Baptista & Bertani, 2015) – Brazil Tonton ipiau Passanha, Cizauskas & Brescovit, 2019 – Brazil Tonton itabirito Passanha, Cizauskas & Brescovit, 2019 – Brazil (type species) Tonton matodentro Passanha, Cizauskas & Brescovit, 2019 – Brazil Tonton queca Passanha, Cizauskas & Brescovit, 2019 – Brazil Tonton quiteria Passanha, Cizauskas & Brescovit, 2019 – Brazil Tonton sapalo Passanha, Cizauskas & Brescovit, 2019 – Brazil
See also Masteria
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